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end (http://definr.com/end)

     n 1: either extremity of something that has length: "the end of
          the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they
          rode to the end of the line"
     2: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the
        year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: ending]
        [ant: beginning, middle]
     3: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence: "the end was
        exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: last,
         final stage]
     4: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and
        that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to
        achieve it; "the ends justify the means" [syn: goal]
     5: a final part or section: "we have given it at the end of the
        section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the
        beginning and go on until you come to the end" [ant: beginning,
         middle]
     6: a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called
        glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" [syn: destruction,
         death]
     7: the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional
        object: "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"
     8: (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of
        scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass"
     9: one of two places from which people are communicating to
        each other; "the phone rang at the other end" or "both
        ends wrote at the same time"
     10: a boundary marking the extremities of something: "the end of
         town"
     11: the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"
     12: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
         to say..." [syn: conclusion, close, closing, ending]
     13: a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been
         used or sold [syn: remainder, remnant, scrap, oddment]
     14: a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play
         end"
     v 1: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense:
          "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in
          a pianissimo" [syn: finish, terminate, cease]
          [ant: begin]
     2: bring to an end; "She ended their friendship when she found
        out that he had once been convicted of a crime" [syn: terminate]
        [ant: begin]
     3: be the end of; be the last of concluding part of; "This sad
        scene ended the movie"
     4: put an end to; "The terrible news ended our hopes that he
        had survived"
     5: bring to a conclusion or cause to come to an end; "We
        terminated our relation with the company"; "It is unclear
        whether the bombing of Hiroshima ended the war"; "Cease
        doing what you are doing!" [syn: terminate, cease]
        [ant: begin]